“At the same time, we all know what a fighter and a competitor Carl is, and I have no doubt that he will take all of those attributes into this battle.

“Similarly, its goes without saying that Carl and his family will receive the full love and support that we at Wolves can provide – we are all with him every single step of the way towards a full recovery.”

Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick took to Twitter to share his support for Ikeme. “We at the @thenff heard, with heavy hearts, the devastating news of Super Eagles goalie, Carl Ikeme’s diagnosis of acute leukaemia,” he tweeted.

We at the @thenff heard, with heavy hearts, the devastating news of Super Eagles goalie, Carl Ikeme’s diagnosis of acute leukaemia.